Xerxis was walking on dark purple plates what appeared to be a world of pure darkness. Suddenly, there were two lights and big glass pillars appeared out of it. As Xerxis looked closer, he saw in shock that Bloom and Larxene were imprisoned in those ones. "No! Bloom, Larxene!", Xerxis screamed and tried to get through the glass, but he failed. "Don't waste your strength – it won't help you either.", suddenly somebody said and Xerxis turned around. A dark red portal opened and a person wearing a mask and red clothes went out of it. "Who are you?", Xerxis asked drastic.
"Darth Drago.", the stranger replied. "And I've come to take you as my servant." "And you think that I'll follow you just like that? Forget it!", Xerxis replied and took out his weapons. "I understand and since I knew you wouldn't join me so easily, I thought it would take more sense to use the two ones you love the most and let you suffer.", Drago replied and flipped with his fingers. Larxene and Bloom opened their eyes and looked in shock around what was happening to them. Suddenly, some strange black dust came from the top and soon filled the whole pillars. For both of them, it became hard to breathe. "No, what are you doing?", Xerxis asked in panic. "I'll give you a choice. These two are the persons you love the most – but only one can leave this prison, again – so, who'll it be?", Drago replied and continued his work. Switching, he first let Bloom take out more air before he also let this happen to Larxene only then to restart with Bloom, again. "I am incomplete, Xerxis. My full being once was scattered and I am all what's left of my old self – a shadow that's doomed to disappear one day. The only one who can help me is "him" – only with merging with him will allow me to exist on until eternity. But for this task to complete, I need a body and you're the only one who can help me on that, Xerxis. Your hatred against me will become the Key for my plans to come true!", Drago said on and laughed as Xerxis again tried to destroy the pillars. Larxene and Bloom nearly were out of air and screamed in panic for Xerxis' name while they tried to help him at the same time. "It's useless – there's only one way you can rescue at least one of them – so which one do you love the most to protect her from me?", Drago laughed on.
Xerxis, with tears in the eyes went down onto his knees and tried to think. That guy – the Sith Lord knew exactly his weak point – his friends and love interests. He already lost Doxis, and now he'd lose another one. But for which one shall he decide or even rescue?
He thought about Bloom – she never knew him really except for all his fights he had with her in the past and that short time he had with her as he kidnapped her from the Organization's grip. She also had a boyfriend and he knew that – no, no matter how much he liked Bloom, she would never leave him for Sky, even if he wouldn't have done all these things to her
And he knew Larxene for a longer time now. In all the time, even if he disappointed her, he knew that she loved him with her whole heart and so did he. But still, Bloom also had become a good friend by now – at least, he wanted to save both of them, but how?
Suddenly, Xerxis got an idea. He walked to Larxene. "Xerxis!", Larxene cried. "Larxene, I am sorry.", Xerxis began. "I am sorry for everything I caused to happen. I never wanted to break your heart - I know now it – who I have to protect the most. Larxene, I… I love you!", Xerxis called out. Larxene's eyes filled with tears of happiness. "But there's something that's not right. The Leader isn't that nice person you thought he'd be.", Xerxis continued. His plan was just working pretty well. Larxene's happy face turned into a shocked one. "He lied to you all the time. You're not the true Larxene, but a boy named Xavior, a demonic warrior that he wanted to use as a tool all the time. He changed your memories and made you believe that you're the true Larxene after all!" , Xerxis finished and Larxene's eyes widened. The moves of her lips told him something like "You're lying – that's not true." "Please, my love – if you don't believe me – here look at this.", Xerxis said and took out a photo. It was also a part of the medallion he carried with him. At the photo, Xerxis, Sykes and an unknown guy with blue hair could be seen together in Sykes' lab. Larxene gasped – she took out an identical photo – it was the day – the day she joined the Organization. She looked again at the boy. She had seen him in her dreams she had since she joined the Organization!
Tears were falling down from Larxene's face – "No! NO! NOOOOOO!" she screamed inside her cage. Was it really the truth? Had the Leader indeed something to do with this? Wasn't she really that what she thought she would be? But she knew Xerxis for too long now – and he joined right before her – her inner feelings, even if they might be wrong ones told her that it indeed was the truth – and even some part of her, the part what belonged to Xavior was knowing this secret all along.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha! And what should help that you now?", Drago asked sarcastic. That was a mistake. Larxene was full of anger, hatred, feeling betrayed by the one who she served for this long time now. She was so much full of hate that she wasn't able to control her lightning powers anymore. Her whole body glowed in a yellow aura what spread everywhere, until her pillar was full of that light. "What are you doing?", Drago asked in shock, but it was too late – Larxene's prison exploded in a flash of light and also destroyed Bloom's prison as well. As the smoke went off, Larxene slowly stood up, her Kunais were activated and ready for battle. With all of her anger, she went in direction where Drago was while Bloom sighed for air. Drago moaned and took out a red Lightsaber.
In a hard manner, he was able to dodge all of Larxene's lightings and Xerxis' chakrams. Soon, he had to face off many clones of Larxene who were about to attack him, but the Sith Lord just smashed all of them in two pieces, before he had to reflect another bolt of her. Suddenly, there was the loud noise of destroyed metal and clothes and Drago looked down in shock to see that something had made a hole through his stomach. He looked behind him to see Xerxis with his activated weapons. He looked back again and reacted too late as Larxene sent all of her lightning energy into his hole, causing to explode in agony. The after coming shockwave caused Xerxis, Bloom and Larxene to separate from each other and to wake up at different places…
Meanwhile, Layla, Flora and Mirta were nearly out of strength – a short time after Stella, Tecna and Sora had gone off to find Bloom, Alfea again got attacked by the Omega-Organization, but this time from its personal members rather than their machines and Heartless. Although they fought bravely (as they did in the past), this time their nemesis were too strong to be defeated. "Convergence the Magic Harmony!" all of them shouted and sent off a big rainbow like bolt at the Organization, but the Leader just absorbed it and turn into it into an even more powerful dark bolt, he sent back at the fairies who got deep wounds by that. "You're finished young fairies, and there's nothing that can change that!", the Leader called out and he, Sykes and Crest formed together the Black Circle what sucked the remaining Winx Girls together into it after a short time. "Finally, we nearly are at the end!", the Leader laughed when he suddenly got a hit from behind and went down to the ground. Behind him was Sora with his ready Keyblade to fight off the survived members once and for all.
"Ah, if it isn't the Keyblade Master. You're too late – we got the Winx here and your work for us is now complete.", the Leader laughed as he detected him. "What are you talking about?", Sora shouted. "Don't break your head about that, sunny boy.", Crest replied as he took out his weapons: Two Guns with TG-Symbols on them. "The only thing you can think about is your new home in the dungeons of our fort. Here, you'll go down once and for all!", the Leader said calm. "NO! The game's out for you – I perished Astarot – better give up now!", Sora called back. Sykes and Crest were pretty much shocked about this turnout while the Leader just filled himself with hate. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!", he shouted before he sent off and enormous bolt against Sora who wasn't able to deflect it and got crashed into the building off the Castle. "Crest, Sykes – get him out of there and bring him to the Headquarters, quickly!" The two did as said but where smashed back when an light shockwave hit them. The Leader just was able to shield himself in time. In anger, he looked up. Sora was floating in the air – with hate in his eyes which were glowing in a light blue – so did most parts of his body. Also a light blue aura and rings were surrounding him. His Keyblade was nothing more than a blade of pure energy. The Leader, still of full of hate as he was send another bolt against Sora who just absorbed it, before he sent a beam of light against the Leader who couldn't hold it back and got hit badly by it. "Oh dear!", Sykes said in shock after that attack and he and Crest took the Leader with them back to their main base before Sora could hit them again. Soon after, he was calming down and his magic aura vanished, before he passed out. A short time after this, many of the fairies went out of the school and took care of him.
Meanwhile at Wildland, Bloom woke up from the ultimate events and started her journey back to the Fairy School.
Later at Afternoon…
"How can it be? Astarot was our strongest member!", Crest called out in the Circle of Assemblage and added a "Besides you." after he saw the drastic look of his master. All remaining members of the Organization had recovered from their last encounter with Sora and now were discussing the current situation. "What caught more my interest is how Sora was able to get such a high rate of power.", Sykes added. "You should normally know it better, idiot!", the Leader nearly shouted into the round. "Aeternis Illuminate – the ultimate power of a Chosen Ones's heart. I know that – but even for Sora it was more power than an original Chosen One should have." "It's about his Connection with the other Chosen Ones – he isn't like the others, that's for sure.", the Leader agreed. "But still, we need him for the plan – he and Bloom are the only Chosen Ones that are still missing." "And you want to attack those who owned Astarot's death? I'm not so sure about what to think out of this kind of show.", Crest replied. "Astarot was important as our 2nd in Command, yes – but things have changed to our fortune – we're only a handful of members left and he wasn't any use for us anymore." "And what about Larxene?", Sykes called out. "Xavior – Sykes. What you call Larxene is just an ultimate experiment by "him" , that's all. Although I want him back in our group alive – Xerxis told him the truth about what happened, thanks to your stupid actions.", the Leader replied cold. "Do you know where he is at the moment?", Crest asked. The Leader just smiled.
*Flashback*
Larxene was at the other side of Wildland and just woke up from her power wave attack as a portal of darkness opened and the Leader walked out of it. "There you are, Larxene.", he said in his cold friendly manner. "Get away from me!", Larxene shouted and sent a bolt at him which he just absorbed. "My, my – is that your new kind to say hello to your friendly master?", the leader asked sheppish. "You're a liar! I thought that I was born as Larxene and now I had to find out that everything I did for you was just all a lie!", Larxene screamed at him. "And? What about Xerxis? He betrayed us as well – he was in neither kind better than you or me, don't forget that! Besides I knew what you want…", the Leader began and paused as he had to dodge another bolt. "We had no choice, when you're still your old self, you weren't yourself anymore. You nearly went insane just of this stupid accident, so we decided to change your memories so that you would finally be the same again. This situation is indeed a bad one and I feel really sorry for it. You want to return to how things were before all of this happened, right?" Finally, Larxene calmed down and listened to her former master. "You want to be good friends with Xerxis and Sykes, again – right? You want your old body back, a thing I can understand – and I'll give you all of this, if you're going to help me now.", the Leader continued. "What do I have to do?", Larxene whispered. The Leader just smiled evilly under his hood.
*Flashback End*
"So, this is it?", Crest said as the Leader ended. "Yes, and I have a good plan how to get the still remaining Chosen Ones.", the Leader said calm…
After hours of resting, Sora finally awoke within the room of the Winx. Tired, he scratched his head and shrieked as he someone suddenly said "So, finally awake, eh?". A girl with black hair and dark green eyes was sitting next to him. She wore a yellow and green T-shirt and green pants. "I'm Marcy, princess of Aurora, the dimension of light. Faragonda sent me to look after you, until you'd wake up again." "Really?", Sora slowly asked and stood up. Nearly every single part of his body was hurting. "Yes, and Faragonda also ordered me to bring you to her as soon as you're awake.", she said and left with an even more confused Sora the room of the Winx. A few minutes later, he found himself in Faragonda's office. "Thanks, Marcy – you can go now.", Faragonda said with a friendly tune and sent Marcy away. "Well, Sora – I'd be more pleased to talk with you about not so bad things, but I have good and bad messages for you – the good one is…", Faragonda pointed to a girl that was sitting next to her. "Bloom!", Sora called happily and he and the redhead hugged each other. "She returned a short time ago.", Faragonda continued and sat down on her desk. "But now to the bad news." And with that she pressed down a button and a holographic version of the Leader appeared on it. His sinister smile told Sora that he indeed had done something bad, again. "We conquered Cloud Tower and took every single witch in prison. If you want to see them alive again – you will give us Sora and Bloom! Take all the time you need – but not too much or the witches are done for good!", the Leader said and laughed before the message vanished. "He still is with his henchmen in the Witch School and he won't leave it, before he got you two.", Faragonda continued. "That's indeed bad.", Sora said and began to think. But it was Bloom who got then an idea. "Hey, there's a secret pathway to Cloud Tower, isn't it? Why shouldn't we sneak into the School and attack them from the inside." "Yeah, that's an idea.", Sora agreed. "Hold you on two – we don't know what plan they have and if they get you, the consequences can be worse than we might imagine.", Faragonda replied. "But it's the only chance to rescue all the girls inside the Castle, besides to take out those guys once and for all.", Bloom defended her idea. "Yeah, they will get us in either ways and this might be the only chance to surprise them and get the advantage for us.", Sora said and Faragonda then began to think. "I think you're right. But just in case, I want the Boys from Red Fountain to assist you in your plan.", she then agreed and a short time later, the boyfriends of the Winx entered the room. "Sky!", Bloom called out and hugged her boyfriend. Sora just smiled. From what he heard from Xerxis, he truly might not have get the chance at her.
After some explanation time and how the plan had to work, the whole group was in the underground caves what connected all schools together. "Following my Calculations, we should arrive at the School in a few minutes.", Timmy said calm while he looked at his invention. "Finally, it's really getting boring down here.", Riven replied. "I wonder more if our old friends know about these caves and prepared some traps for us.", Brandon asked and everybody looked at him. "Ah, I don't think so.", Sora replied and the group reached a big hall. "We're safe here, trust me." And just as he finished that sentence, a big Exogan with one big wheel as legs and two claws as hands. "What did you just say?", Brandon asked and took out his lightsaber. "Forget it, just fight!", Sora called out and the group began to fight against the robot. The battle was pretty much uneasy, since this enemy mainly moved around and attacked with its wheel only. At the end, Timmy was able to hack into its main system and switch it off. "Alright, that was an exciting fight.", Helia said and the group walked on. "Yeah, but now they might know where we are.", Sky replied. "We don't have much time left, that's for sure.", Sora agreed.
Finally, the group reached the basement of Cloud Tower. After some time, they reached one of Cloud Towers main Halls. "Well, well, well – there comes the Dragon Girl and the Keyblade Master. And they brought some unexpected guests.", the Leader called up at the top of the hall and the heroes looked up; Sykes , Crest and as it seemed an unhappy Larxene were close behind him. "Yeah, and now give finally up!", Sora cried to him. "NO, not this time, Sora! This time, I'LL WIN!", the Leader shouted and let released his hold back energy in a shockwave. Although all of them defended themselves, it didn't help – All safe for Bloom, Sora and Nabu got smashed at the Wall and either got imprisoned in ice pillars or at big hands emerging from the Castle's wall. "Now, Sora – who has the upper hand here, now?", the Leader laughed and called for his henchmen to activate the black circle – Larxene looked questionable at her "Master" before she finally joined in.
The sucking in energy made it pretty much difficult for Sora and Bloom to response to this. They together with Nabu were more fighting with not being sucked in into the circle. Finally, Bloom couldn't hold it on anymore and let go of the ground. "BLOOM!", Sora shouted, but it was too late – she got absorbed into the Circle and was not to be seen again. The Leader just laughed how well things well working here. Suddenly, a chakram came into the hall and hit the Circle which exploded in a flash of light. For the surprise of all, Xerxis was standing under the window and jumped into the scene. "You!", the Leader grunted as Xerxis was in front of him. "Yes, me – "Master"", Xerxis replied angrily. "AND YOU DARE TO COME HERE TRAITOR?", the Leader shouted against him. "No, you're the traitor! You used and lied to everyone here to get what you want and this time, I'll set your doings to an end!", Xerxis replied. "REALLY? AND YOU JUST CAME HERE TO TELL ME THAT?", the Leader shouted and sent and threw an Energy Ball at his former member who just reflected it and loaded his chakram with fire which he sent back at his former master. The Leader just stopped the chakram centimeters from his face and transformed the chakram into a fire ball which he sent back at his enemy. As Xerxis wanted to absorb the fire ball into energy, the Leader let explode it and he fall down from the balcony and down to the ground. Laughing deviously, the Leader smashed one bolt after another at Xerxis who got screamed in pain.
Nabu, shocked about this event shoot an energy ball at the Leader who dodged it and sent the fire back at him and made him pass out. Sora just looked in shock at what was happening here. Suddenly, the Leader got a hit from behind and quickly looked behind him as the rest of his people did. Larxene, was standing at the other end, the Kunais in her hands where smoking. "YOU LET GO OF MY LOVE RIGHT NOW!", she shouted, her eyes were glowing a bride yellow; hatred was graved within her face. "YOUR LOVE? HE'S JUST A PUPPET, THAT'S ALL!", the Leader replied. "JUST A PUPPET? JUST A PUPPET!", Larxene shouted and she vanished in a bright light.
"GO, NOW!", Xerxis shouted at Sora and opened a portal of darkness. "Hey, wait!", Sora cried at him, but he already vanished into the portal.
The flashing light going out from Larxene went out and Xerxis looked in shock up to see a nearly nude version of Larxene floating in the air. Her whole body was tainted in a grey color, and nearly same colored wings came out of her back. Her Kunais were gone, instead her nails had grown some inches longer and were painted in the same colors as her original weapons. Everywhere, she had tattoos of TG-Symbols, Nobody Insignias and some strange X-Shaped signs. Her hair had grown longer and her eyes were glowing in a blue color. She turned to a scared Sykes who summoned his shield. Full of anger, not recognizing who he was, she sent a powerful bolt against him what not only broke his weapon, but also hurt him very badly. In fear, he quickly disappeared in a portal of darkness. Then, Larxene turned to Crest who quickly loaded his weapon. But he took too long and got hit by another bolt, also vanished into a portal of darkness.
Then, Larxene finally turned to the one who she hated the most: The Leader. He was crawling at the ground, holding up his hands in a surrending position. But the Nobody-Larxene didn't care for anything. She sent another bolt at him, but this time, someone reflected it. Xerxis was standing above the leader, protecting him from her attacks. "You fool help me now? After all what I did?", the Leader asked in shock. "Don't get me wrong – you deserve death, but not like this.", Xerxis replied cold. "Oh, sure – but that you, a traitor protect me is a pretty bad mistake and you should know that.", the Leader said and prepared himself for an attack against Xerxis as second one had to reflect an even more powerful bolt. Fearing for his live, the Leader finally gave up and also fled from the battlefield. Larxene's mood then even turned into a more hatred one and just wanted to follow her enemy, but got blocked by Xerxis. "Please! Don't you see what you're doing, my love? Open your eyes and come back to sense!", he called out at her, and she even went into the highest level of rage. She took all her powers together, a dark aura built up around her, until she released it into a portal that caused her and Xerxis to be sucked in.
Meanwhile, Sora woke up and found himself at Light of Radiance, again. He was happy that he was back, but when he saw Fidelious coming out of the palace, he had a pale white face and especially his eyes were telling him that something was definitely wrong. "You're back! Something terrible happened – you've to come, quickly!", he said and took Sora with him.
Xerxis broke himself free from his protection position and looked around. He was in a similar world like the one where Drago tried to turn him to the darkness, only this time, the plates he was standing on where a dark grey rather than purple and many images of Larxene and Xavior were floating around the air – and not even her ones – it seemed as all of Larxene/Xavior's memories would be present at this show down – and above him was floating Larxene in the air, her long nails were loaded up with small bolts. More than nervously, Xerxis took out his chakrams – the battle was now about to begin.
Xerxis charged, but Larxene was faster. She called down a pillar of Lightning, but he blocked it with his chakrams. He blasted balls of fire at her, but she leapt out of the way. She then shot lightning out of her fingertips, stunning him. She moved in, and kicked him forcefully, sending him flying. As he finally was in game, again he tried a close up attack at her, but Larxene blocked it with her long nails. She then dragged her nails down his weapon, creating sparks and temporarily blinding Xerxis. Taking advantage of the distraction, she slashed with the knives, slicing through him and scratched his flesh. Xerxis replied this, by striking blind in the air, until he finally hit her and let go of him. As he finally was able to see again, he detected Larxene right above him, her wings were spread apart and several lights began to glow at it. Xerxis quickly ran as several bolts crashed down on the field, before the lights were released as small energy balls which flew in a fast manner at him. Xerxis shot some fire balls at them, causing them to explode before he took care of Larxene again. Both started a long time combo in the air which Larxene won and caused Xerxis to get many scratches, before she sent him to the ground again. While falling into mid air, Xerxis threw his weapons against. Larxene, ready to block this attack got her surprise for her life when one of the weapons turned into a copy of Xerxis who then took the other chakram, ready to strike. Although she hadn't expect that, still she was able to destroy the copy in no time what turned into a chakram again. Xerxis who meanwhile was on the ground now and sighed as he flipped with his fingers. The chakram exploded, causing Larxene to get real wounds for the first time. While still floating in mid air, Xerxis' weapons returned to him which he loaded up with fire what rotated so fast that it more looked like a beam of light what he then shot at her. This final attack then finished the job.
Larxene screamed in a mechanic voice as her body glowed in a blue light and exploded. As Xerxis uncovered his eyes, he saw in shock that Larxene was falling down. Just in time, he was able to catch her. But it came worse for him. Larxene – passed out from his energy attack – began to fade away! Some parts of her body glowed in an electrical yellow. "No, no!", Xerxis called out in panic. The thorns what went out of her body became bigger and longer, giving her the perfect look of "live sucked out". Tears began to form in Xerxis' face as he watched her. Now, he just found out who he truly loved and now, he had to watch how his love had to fade away from him. He couldn't allow it! "No, I don't want you to die.", he talked to her, hoping that she would her and hold on while he began to think. There was only one who could help him out now – the only one who had the knowledge of live and the power to stop death. Although he surely would destroy Xerxis rather than helping him, he had no choice. So, he took the slowly dying Larxene into his arms and formed a portal of darkness in which he soon disappeared with her…
Note: Phew, that's the last one for today - I don't know when I'll upload the rest of it, but it surely will be soon, promise!